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White peach scale, Pseudaulacaspis pentagona (Targioni-Tozzetti), is an invasive scale found in the southeast United States, likely native to Japan or China. It has one of the broadest host ranges reported for any insect, attacking 85 families of plants, including more than 115 genera in Florida alone. The scale has four generations per year in Florida and three in the northern parts of its U.S. range.